Fukuoka Prefecture announced on the 17th that it was confirmed that 1996 people were newly infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.

It has fallen below the same day of the previous week for three consecutive days.

The breakdown is 572 in Fukuoka City, 368 in Kitakyushu City, and 82 in Kurume City.


Meanwhile, one person who was announced as infected on the 16th was withdrawn.


A total of 342,503 people have been confirmed to be infected in Fukuoka Prefecture.


In addition, it was confirmed that three people in their 90s and over died, and the number of infected people who died in Fukuoka Prefecture was 1,176.